Fence-post



FENCE POST.

No. 520,656j

Patented May 29, 1894.

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FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 520,656, dated May 2,9, 1894. Application filed October 9, 1893. 'Serial No. 487,610. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, ELMER J. MGOULLOUGH. a citizen of the United States, residing at Milford, in the county of Oakland and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification, reference beY ing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Ilhe invention consists in the peculiar construction of a post, comprising separated vertical standards adapted to be secured to a base plate or anchor beneath the ground and having their upper ends provided with means for clamping the fence between them; further in the peculiar construction of such standards with upper and lower plates for preventing heaving and uneven settling of the posts, and further in the peculiar construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved fence post showing it as applied in use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof showinga dierent kind of fence from that shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a similar elevation showing a slightly modified form of connection between the fence and the post. Fig. 4 is a similar elevation showing the fence post in position before the vertical bars are clamped upon the fence. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the surface plate. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the anchor plate. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a connecting block between the fence slat and fence.

A are two vertical standards extending up from an anchor plate B and separated from each other so` as to extend upon opposite sides of the line of the fence, some distance therefrom, as shown in Fig. 4. These standards A, I preferably form from a single piece of bar or band metal by passing the ends through apertures C in the anchor plate, the central portion D being beneath that plate, as shown in Fig. 4..

E is a central aperture in theA anchor plate through which extends the bolt F, of sufficient distance to extend slightly above the ground.

G is a surface plate provided with notched bearings H, designed to lie upon thetop of the ground, provided with a central aperture I, through which the upper end of the bolt F, passes.

If is a suitable nut for holding the plate G in position.

The bars or standards A pass through the notched bearings H and are thereby held against displacement.

The parts being in the position shown in Fig. 4, and the standards A being suitably apertured to receive clamping bolts J, the operator brings the wires of the fence between the standards and clamps them in position, by means of the clamping bolts J. This is accomplish ed'by bending the standards inward to form the lower brace sectionsK extending from the outer edges of the plates G to the side of the fence and the vertical or securing sections L, extending parallel on both sides of the fence, and through which the bolts pass.

Fig. 2 shows the manner of securing a plain wire fence in position.

Figs. l and 3 show the manner of securing a slat and wire fence in position. In this construction I preferably clamp the standards upon opposite sides of one of the slats through which I pass the boltsJ. If desired, the lower end of the slat may be provided with means for engaging with the bolt F and may be secured by means of the nut I.

In Fig. 3, I have shown the lower end of the slat provided with an apertured foot M, which engages with the bolt. In Fig. 7 I have shown a block provided with a socket N adapted to engage the lower end of the slat and the foot O adapted to engage upon the bolt F, the

vsocket being provided with a suitable aperture P through which a nail or other securing device may be driven to hold the bottom of the slat in position.

This style of post is not only cheap and durable, but may be adapted to any style of wire fence and is especially well adapted to resist heaving or settling by the construction of the anchoring devices comprising the two plates tied together by the bolt F.

What I claim as my invention is l. In a fence post, the combination of an anchor plate, of two separated vertical bars of metal extending therefrom, means for clamp- IOO ing the upper portions of the bars together upon the fence, and a ground plate having seats at its edges in which the bars rest, substantially as described.

2. In a fence post, the combination of the apertured anchor plate, the separated standards extending therefrom, a second plate having notched bearings at its edges with which the standards engage, means for clamping the upper portions of the standards upon the fence and a tie bolt for connecting the two plates together, substantially as described.

3. In a fence post, the combination of the anchor plate, the separated Vertical standards, the notched plate at or near the surface, With which the standards engage, the clamping bolts J for connecting the upper portion of the standards together upon the fence, the

ELMER J. MCCULLOUGH.

Witnesses:

M. B. ODOGHERTY, O. F. BARTHEL. 

